Counterculture documentarian, punk archivist and sociologist, Henry “Wild Dog” Weissborn (1955-2008) founded WILD DOG zine in April 1979. This publication has the distinction of being Houston’s first punk fanzine covering the emerging scene from 1978-1981.

Henry Wild Dog founded ULTRA, an underground DIY zine focused on the Direct Action Committee and other countercultural movements, in 1978. The fourth and last issue was published in January 1979, after which the long-haired, radical Yippie (Youth International Party member) was transformed into a Houston Punk.

WILD DOG #1 was launched in April 1979 as the first zine covering the emerging punk scene in Houston following the inaugural Rock Against Racism show at Paradise Island. A poet and social activist, Henry Wild Dog included poetry and ink drawn artworks contributed by a number of underground writers and artists in both ULTRA and WILD DOG.